This trophy dash was unusual in that the 4 fastest
qualifiers overall on this day included two Amateur division riders

who then both went on to outrun the two Expert division
riders and finish first and second in the trophy dash.

NOVICE – Elimination 1 –
3 Laps – Time: 1:43.56

Place

Rider

Hometown

Plate #

Make / Model

1

Rick Weeks

LaGrange, WY

135q

2

Lee Parker

Ft. Collins, CO

67m

Yamaha

3

Roger Pritchard

Omaha, NE

85j

4

William Slocum

Dallas, TX

60n

5

Dick Patton

112n

NOVICE – Elimination 2 –
3 Laps – Time: 1:40.23

Place

Rider

Hometown

Plate #

Make / Model

1

Richard Scanlon

69k

2

Larry Zirapp

113q

3

John Farquharson

Oklahoma City, OK

82m

4

Pat Reynolds

76n

5

Arthur Davenport

Omaha, NE

55j

NOVICE – Elimination 3 –
3 Laps – Time: 1:38.96

Place

Rider

Hometown

Plate #

Make / Model

1

Ken Pressgrove

Topeka, KS

94n

Harley-Davidson Sprint

2

Johnny Edmonds

Enid, OK

48m

3

Wayne Shaver

Tulsa, OK

51m

4

Joe Juricek

Lincoln, NE

80j

Montesa

5

Tom Berry

Kansas City, MO

111k

Bultaco

NOVICE – Elimination 4 –
3 Laps – Time: 1:41.08

Place

Rider

Hometown

Plate #

Make / Model

1

Fred VanBecelaere

Pittsburg, KS

51n

Yamaha

2

Larry Chadwick

68j

3

John Meyer

Tulsa, OK

60m

4

James Baird

Papillion, NE

52j

5

Gordon Dusenbery

Wichita, KS

111n

NOVICE – Heat 1 – 6 Laps
– Time: 3:10.27

Place

Rider

Hometown

Plate #

Make / Model

1

Ken Pressgrove

Topeka, KS

94n

Harley-Davidson Sprint

2

Johnny Edmonds

Enid, OK

48m

3

Richard Scanlon

69k

4

John Farquharson

Oklahoma City, OK

82m

5

Joe Juricek

Lincoln, NE

80j

Montesa

NOVICE – Heat 2 – 6 Laps
– Time: 3:12.73

Place

Rider

Hometown

Plate #

Make / Model

1

Fred VanBecelaere

Pittsburg, KS

51n

Yamaha

2

Rick Weeks

LaGrange, WY

135q

3

Larry Chadwick

68j

4

Gordon Dusenbery

Wichita, KS

111n

5

John Meyers

Tulsa, OK

60m

AMATUER – Heat 1 – 6
Laps – Time: 3:11.26

Place

Rider

Hometown

Plate #

Make / Model

1

Wendell Whisenhunt

Lindsay, OK

47m

Triumph Daytona 500

2

Glen Douglas

Abilene, TX

96n

Harley-Davidson KR-750

3

Larry Mace

Des Moines, IA

44j

Triumph

4

Gene Hartline

Chicago, IL

68s

Harley-Davidson KR-750

5

Jeff Tindel

Dallas, TX

74n

BSA Gold Star

AMATUER – Heat 2 – 6
Laps – Time: 3:10.36

Place

Rider

Hometown

Plate #

Make / Model

1

Rick Deane

Aspen, CO

68m

Triumph Trackmaster

2

Jim Evans

Shawnee, OK

99m

BSA

3

Jerry Mathews

Shawnee, OK

45n

Triumph Daytona 500

4

Art Ninci

Kansas City, MO

86k

Harley-Davidson

5

Andy Evans

Tulsa, OK

80m

EXPERT – Heat 1 – 6 Laps
– Time: 3:05.30

Place

Rider

Hometown

Plate #

Make / Model

1

Sam Satterley

Little Rock, AR

72

Harley-Davidson KR-750

2

Darrel Dovel

Hutchinson, KS

45

Harley-Davidson KR-750

3

Robert Winters

Ft. Smith, AR

21

BSA

4

Marty Barrett

Tulsa, OK

85m

Harley-Davidson

5

Ken Bright

Ponca City, OK

69n

Triumph

EXPERT – Heat 2 – 6 Laps
– Time: 3:04.93

Place

Rider

Hometown

Plate #

Make / Model

1

Buddy Elmore

El Paso, TX

79

Triumph Daytona 500

2

Dwane Walker

Shawnee, OK

55m

Triumph Daytona 500

3

Terry Deatherage

Wichita, KS

33n

BSA Gold Star

4

Jim Henry

Houston, TX

90n

BSA Gold Star

5

Dick Woods

Topeka, KS

42n

Harley-Davidson KR-750

NOVICE – Final – 10 Laps
– Time: 5:12.07

Place

Rider

Hometown

Plate #

Make / Model

1

Ken Pressgrove

Topeka, KS

94n

Harley-Davidson Sprint

2

Johnny Edmonds

Enid, OK

48m

3

John Farquharson

Oklahoma City, OK

82m

4

Joe Juricek

Lincoln, NE

80j

Montesa

5

Richard Scanlon

69k

AMATUER – Final – 10
Laps – Time: 5:12.54

Place

Rider

Hometown

Plate #

Make / Model

1

Jerry Mathews

Shawnee, OK

45n

Triumph Daytona 500

2

Rick Deane

Aspen, CO

68m

Triumph Trackmaster

3

Jim Evans

Shawnee, OK

99m

BSA

4

Gene Hartline

Chicago, IL

68s

Harley-Davidson KR-750

5

Larry Mace

Des Moines, IA

44j

Triumph

EXPERT – Final – 10 Laps
– Time: 5:01.23

Place

Rider

Hometown

Plate #

Make / Model

1

Sam Satterley

Little Rock, AR

72

Harley-Davidson KR-750

2

Darrel Dovel

Hutchinson, KS

45

Harley-Davidson KR-750

3

Buddy Elmore

El Paso, TX

79

Triumph Daytona 500

4

Dwane Walker

Shawnee, OK

55m

Triumph Daytona 500

5

Dick Woods

Topeka, KS

42n

Harley-Davidson KR-758

6

Terry Deatherage

Wichita, KS

33n

BSA Gold Star

7

Ken Bright

Ponca City, OK

69n

Triumph

8

Monty Barrett

Tulsa, OK

85m

Harley-Davidson

9

Jim Henry

Houston, TX

90n

BSA Gold Star

10

Robert Winters

Ft. Smith, AR

21

BSA

Source: Official AMA Ledger books in the
possession of Fred and George Holter and the plate number records of Robert
Herrick.

If
you can identify any of the riders or provide any other information about these
races, please contact Bob
Lawrence.

Danny Dysart was
fifth fastest in the Expert time trials at Winfield on this date. He is
shown here on his #38n Harley-Davidson at a race in Oklahoma City in
1967. Ken Bright, on the #69n Triumph, placed fifth in the first Expert
heat. Both riders were from Ponca City, Oklahoma - Ken Bright collection